I've never had the need to spend much time in our long-term 2007 Toyota Tundra. Until we bought a house.
Seems like every weekend now there's something that needs to be picked up, donated, or just plain hauled to the dump. After spending a few days removing the 45-year-old door casings and baseboards from nearly every room in the house, I needed to pick up the new trim before the carpenter came to piece things back together...
The local lumberyard workers loaded up the 16-foot pieces, instructing my husband on how to tie them to the truck.
After the light, yet unwieldly load was secured, we drove the few miles to our house, bouncing over five neighborhood speed bumps before we reached our driveway.
The Tundra handled the pine load with aplomb. I'm sure we'll be spending even more quality time together in the coming months.
Kelly Toepke, News Editor @ 12,652 miles
estreka says:
04:34 PM, 03/10/08
Seeing the way your's are tied up, did you get the "chopper" sound at nominal speeds? I remember bringing home some 16' 2x4s home and I thought I was being chased by a helicopter!
firstwagon says:
04:54 PM, 03/10/08
As much as I like trucks, this is where minivans work better. Move the cross bars on the roof rack as far apart as possible and them simply tie th2x4's down.
cartester16 says:
09:33 AM, 03/12/08
Oh, come on! I've carried more lumber with my old Miata!
playdrv4me says:
03:22 PM, 03/12/08
I have to agree with firstwagon here. This highlighted absolutely ZERO of this pickup's strengths except that it has wheels, is long, and moves.
I almost think the Rondo would have handled this same method better.